Mikel Confirms Willingness To Talk With Other Clubs Over Move Away From Chelsea

Chelsea could lose long serving Nigeria midfielder John Obi Mikel in the summer, after the 29 year old open admission about his interest in talks with other clubs in January, with his contract set to run out in the summer.

“I have one year left [on my contract],” Mikel told Goal . “When you have a year left as a football player, you have to start planning and start thinking about what’s going to happen at the end of the season. Yes, there are going to be rumours, yes, there are going to be conversations between clubs.

“When you have a year left, in January, you are allowed to talk to other clubs and sign a pre-contract or have an agreement so, yes, I will talk to other clubs because you never know what is going to happen.”

“I’ve been here for a long, long time. I’ve spent 11 years of my life in this football club, it is my home.

“This season is the last at the club if my contract ends. I am quite relaxed about it, the future looks good.”

However Mikel says he would love to remain at Stamford Bridge if the club propose an offer , that is acceptable by him.

am always open to a new conversation, a negotiation [with Chelsea],” he added. “But if there’s none, the future still looks bright. One day you have to move on. I think my memories here, my achievements here, are something that no one will ever take away from me.